Canada PM Trudeau says wants Britain to stay in European Union
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada does not want Britain to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Reuters on Thursday, and said there would be “nothing easy or automatic” about negotiating new trade deals between the two countries.
Second kidnapped ‘Chibok girl’ rescued: Nigeria army spokesman
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A second kidnapped girl more than two years ago in a raid on their school in Chibok town by Boko Haram militants has been rescued, a spokesman for the Nigerian army said on Thursday.
MSF worker killed by gunmen in Central African Republic
DAKAR (Reuters) – Medical relief charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) has halted operations in part of west Central African Republic after a staff member was shot dead during an ambush on one of its convoys, it said on Thursday.
French authorities ask Belgium to give in four suspects tied to Paris attacks
French authorities have asked their Belgian counterparts to transfer four suspects currently under investigation for the Paris attacks last November, a judicial source said on Thursday.
NATO agrees bigger Mediterranean mission to stop smugglers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Thursday to broaden its operations in the Mediterranean to help the European Union stop criminals trafficking refugees from North Africa but will not act until the fate of rescued migrants is cleared up.
Islamic State militant killed as detonates bomb during Turkish police raid: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Islamic State militant was killed after detonating explosives strapped to their body when Turkish police raided a militant cell in a house in the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Thursday, the Dogan news agency reported.
France sets Middle East peace conference for June 3
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An international conference due in Paris to help relaunch peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis will go ahead on June 3, allowing the United States to attend, France’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
Brazil’s ousted House speaker flexes muscle, faces ethics panel
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s suspended House speaker, Eduardo Cunha, defended himself before an ethics committee on Thursday, a day after the appointment of his ally as leader of the government coalition in the chamber showed the veteran lawmaker’s en…
Support for Merkel’s party drops to lowest since Oct. 2011: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party fell to its lowest level in four and a half years, a poll showed on Thursday, in a sign voters are still upset despite a recent drop in new migrant arrivals.
Spain bans killing in controversial bull-lancing festival
MADRID (Reuters) – A bull-lancing festival known as “Toro de la Vega” (Bull of the Plain) which has spurred controversy in Spain will take place as usual in September but participants will no longer be allowed to kill the bull, Spanish authorities rule…
